The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1887-09-06

shoulder with US IN next electiOn- nnelo
did the oppositiong get their platform! 1hey
stole itr' tremendous applause). DO NOT
vote for men who only speak ON the side OF
reform to get themselves into office. instead
of Hawaii for Hawaiians," let it be hence
forth Hawaii for Hawaii" The speaker
related the story of the dude who appeared
on the verandah of q hotel in an affected
state of exhaustion and stated IN answer TO
his friends enquiry, "What is the matter,
Charley?' that he had just been assisting at
the rescue of a man from drowning, but ex-
plaiued the part he had taken in the heroic
act,-"The other. fellah plunged in and l
stood on the shore and holleredr' This was
exactly the position of the parties before the
electors. We plunged in to rescue the nation,
and our opponents are only standing on the
shore hollering for your votes prolonged
cheering and applause).
The band struck up and played one
of their best pieces.
Mr.. Jas. L. Dowsett, jr., next adj
dressed the meeting. His remarks
were wholly in Hawaiian. The out
bursts of applause that greeted him
from time to time indicated that he
was making some powerful hits.
Mr.. A. Jaeger followed. Speech-making
was something he had yet to learn. But
IellOW luLO Lu6 WdIeE IL uc hOuAO
learn to swim. When man is sick he goes
to doctor for medicine. The dose may be
very unpalatable, but he has to swallow it
nevertheless. We had been very sick In this
country. We needed medicine badly. Our
first dose was the new Constitution. Some
people say it is very bitter pill to swallow,
but don't YOU listen to them. They grew fat
on the old Constitution. The country needs
little more medicine yet. The first dose
has proved very beneficial. 1t had been pre-
scribed and administered by the Reform
party. He had to ask the electors to allow
the Reform party to prescribe and admins
ter the rest of the medicine until the patient
RECEIVERS health and vigor. He would ask the
people to cast their votes for men they can
trust, for men who would give what is due to
the King and not forget at the same time
what is due to the people. The ticket of thir-
teen, carried, he said, with the exception of
his own name, the names of the best men to
represent the interests of all the people, and
he asked them to vote that ticket solid.
The band was here called upon to
vary the programme with another
piece of music, which was done in fine
style
The Chairman then stated that there
were several speakers to be heard yet,
but that another meeting wonld be
held on the evening of the 10th inst.
The band boys would also be present.
We cannot get along withou THEM.
Some of the opposition slanderers had
been circulating among the people
that if the Reform party gained the
election they would do away with
Berger's band, but "that," he said,
was a lie," and he said it IN the
name of the Reform party. If the
Government put the band boys aside
we'll put the Government out. The
members of the Reform party were
called upon, if these were their senti
ments, to rise in their places and give
three cheers for the band boys, which
was done with enthusiasm.
The Chairman announced the next
speaker to be a gentleman who was
"solid" on Reform, as on every other
question. He called upon Mr.. p. G.
Jones. That gentleman, on stepping
to the front, was received with the
grandest ovation that had been &C
corded any speaker at this or the pre-
vious meeting. The building shook
with prolonged cheering and APP
plause.
Mr.. Jones thanked the meeting for the
cordial reception given him. The last time
be had spoken in that place was six years
ago at revival meeting, and he thanked
God that was another revival meeting. This
meeting was part of a revival of decency,
purity, honesty and good government, such as
had been unknown in this country for the last !
six years. On his return from California the |
a ha Il
of letters from friends at differeat points be-
tween Maine and California, bearing con
gratulations on the revolution that had been
effected without the shedding of one drop of /
blood. One gentleman in Boston was so |
pleased with the turn of affairs that he said |
to draw on him at sight for $500 to help on |
this movement. When in California he felt |
proud that he belonged to Hawaii. All the |
best papers we're full of concentrations of the |
people here. They spoke of this movement |
as one of the greatest reforms in the present |
century. The first question off port in re-
turning was, who are nominated for Mobiles |
and Representatives, and he was exceedingly |
gratifed on receiving the answer that so wise |
a selection had been made of representative
men of all classes. When he got home he read |
the platform of the party and he endorsed
every word of it, especially the last clause, |
pledging the independence of this land. He /
believed in the new Constitution, in the Re-
FORM party, III the REFORM platform, IN the
Reform ticket, and he pledged himself to put
in that ticket solid. He asked the electors to
vote the Reform ticket solid. In doing so
they will be driving thirteen spikes into the
platform that will preserve tie independence
Of Hawaii foreVer
Excellent order was maintained
throughout, a slight disturbance that
occurred being speedily disposed of.
The presence of Marshal Kaulukou
had wholesome effect on any hang
ers-on who might otherwise have at
tempted to raise disturbance. The
speakers evidently planted some
good shots in the batteries of lying
and SANDER which emissaries of the
iorehead faction have been diligently
among native Hawaiian
voters.
An attractive feature of the pro
5ramme was the presence of the band
Boys, who were stationed onIfhe right
If the platform and who acted their
1art nc tbaIy o1uyo1rs IL - A. -